Battle of the Plain
| Date | 2506 IC [1b] |
| Location | South of Wolfenburg |
| Outcome | Total Victory for the Empire [1e] |
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| The Empire [1a] | Orcs & Goblins [1a] |
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| Reiksmarshall Kurt Helborg [1b] | Orc Warlord Morglum Necksnapper[1a] |
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| Total whipeout[1e] | |
History
Fours years after the accession to the Imperial throne, Emperor Karl Franz was leading an army against greenskins invading from the Black Mountains plundering the lands to the north of Nuln when news came to the capital of another attack. The Orc Warlord Morglum Necksnapper had emerged from the Middle Mountains and was leading another horde into Hochland and Ostland. [1b]
An army was assembled under the command of Reiksmarshall Kurt Helborg and he was accompanied by Ludwig Schwarzhelm and the Elector Count of Ostland. [1a] Initial skirmishes took place between Kislev cavalry and Goblin Wolf Riders but the two armies finally faced each other across a barren plain south of Wolfenburg. [1b]
The Empire army battle plan was oblique line and it worked perfectly. Caught unawares, the Orc force was wiped out yet Morglum fled the battle.[1e]
Order of Battle
Empire
- Reiksmarshall Kurt Helborg [1d]
- Ludwig Schwarzhelm [1d]
- Reiksguard Knights [1d]
- Grand Theogonist Volkmar the Grim on War Altar of Sigmar [1d]
- Supreme Patriarch of the Colleges of Magic [1d]
- Knights Panther [1d]
- Hero riding a Pegasus [1d]
- Kislev Winged Lancers [1d]
- Kislev Horse Archers [1d]
- Great Cannons [1d]
- Empire Crossbowmen [1d]
Orc Army
- Orc Warboss Morglum Necksnapper [1c]
- Goblin Big Boss [1c]
- Savage Orc Shaman [1c]
- Goblins [1c]
- Night Goblins [1c]
- Black Orcs [1c]
- Squig Hoppers [1c]
- Night Goblin Fanatics [1c]
- Brotan Thunderbreath the Giant [1c]
- Big Rock Lobber [1c]
- Goblin Doom Diver [1c]
Trivia
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This battle was fought by Gavin Thorpes' Orcs and Jake Thorntons' Empire in White Dwarf 178 (UK) using the rules of Warhammer Fantasy Battles (4th Edition) [1]
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